Newtown Limavady (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Newtownards (Parliament of Ireland constituency).

Newtown Limavady
Former constituency
for the Irish House of Commons
Former constituency
Created ()
Abolished1800
Replaced byDisenfranchised

Newtown Limavady was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.

Members of Parliament[]

  • 1613-1615 Sir Christopher Sibthorpe and Roger Downton [1]
  • 1634–1635 Arthur Newcome and George Downing[1]
  • 1639–1649 Dudley Philips and John Usher [1]
  • 1661–1666 George Philips and Sir Richard Gethin, 1st Baronet [1]

1692–1801[]

Election First member First party Second member Second party
1692 Hugh Rowley
1695
1703 William Conolly[2] Whig William Cairnes[3]
September 1703
1713 William Conolly[2] Whig [4]
1714 William Ussher
1715 Joseph Henry
1717 Thomas Marlay[5]
1727 Thomas Medlycott
1736
1739
1742
1761 William Burton[6]
November 1765 [7]
1765 John Staples
1768
1776
1777
1783 John Staples
1795
1796 Richard Trench[8]
January 1798 Viscount Castlereagh[9]
1798 John Maxwell
1798
1799
1801 Constituency disenfranchised

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b c d Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 625.
  2. ^ a b Also returned for Londonderry County, for which he chose to sit
  3. ^ Also returned for Belfast, for which he chose to sit
  4. ^ Also returned for Antrim, for which he chose to sit
  5. ^ At the General Election in 1727,he was also returned for Lanesborough, for which he chose to sit
  6. ^ Also returned for Ennis, for which he chose to sit. Burton changed his surname to Conyngham 3 May 1781
  7. ^ declared not duly elected
  8. ^ from 1797 Hon. Richard Trench. At the General Election of 1797, he was also returned for Galway, for which he chose to sit
  9. ^ Also returned for Co. Down, for which he chose to sit

References[]

Retrieved from ""